{"id":623729,"date":"2026-03-01T03:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T03:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/623729\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T03:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T03:39:11","slug":"16-phillies-leave-to-play-in-wbc-for-10-different-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/623729\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Phillies leave to play in WBC for 10 different countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/philadelphia-phillies\/news\/16-phillies-leave-play-wbc-10-different-countries\/f178a684966580bf121eed47?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:16 Phillies leave to play in WBC for 10 different countries;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">16 Phillies leave to play in WBC for 10 different countries<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/philadelphia-phillies\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Philadelphia Phillies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>&#8216; Spring Training vibes will change a lot in the next couple weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>A ton of Phillies are departing to compete in the World Baseball Classic. Both stars and fringe players alike are suiting up for their respective countries in the WBC.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the Phillies will have players on 10 different rosters in the tournament, which is remarkable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/cincinnati-reds\/news\/reds-12-year-old-outfielder-reported-28-million-contract-agreement\/510a207e8599581bb44d5fb0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reds reportedly sign 12-year old for $2.8 million;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Reds reportedly sign 12-year old for $2.8 million<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Phillies in the WBC<\/p>\n<p>There are 16 Phillies slated to play in the World Baseball Classic, broken down into 10 different countries.<\/p>\n<p>This is how it breaks down:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<p>USA: Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper, Brad Keller<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Dominican Republic: Johan Rojas, Cristopher Sanchez<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li\/>\n<li>\n<p>Mexico: Taijuan Walker, Alan Rangel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Italy: Aaron Nola, Dante Nori<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Israel: Max Lazar, Garrett Stubbs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li>\n<p>Australia: Mitch Neunborn<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Netherlands: Jaydenn Estanista<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yep, a few prospects on that list who are relatively unfamiliar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/new-york-mets\/news\/mets-phenom-ate-900-raw-eggs-month-100-mph-fastball\/aa02b0d704f266777fc314c7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:This Mets phenom ate 900 raw eggs in a month to develop his 100 MPH fastball;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">This Mets phenom ate 900 raw eggs in a month to develop his 100 MPH fastball<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Phillis actually could&#8217;ve had even another player competing. Jose Alvarado was supposed to be on the Venezuela roster.<\/p>\n<p>Due to complications with insurance, though, Alvarado wasn&#8217;t cleared to play in the WBC. He&#8217;ll just have to spend his March in camp with the Phillies, unlike so many of these guys who will be playing in highly competitive clashes across the world.<\/p>\n<p>More MLB news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"16 Phillies leave to play in WBC for 10 different countries originally appeared on The Sporting News. 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